Gruu	"croak"
Drufle (GM)	ribbit
Will	"Oh, yes, hello. Um."
Moppy	fn
Zoop	"Upa!"
Drufle (GM)	Hello everyone! By everyone, I mean two people.
Moppy	everytwo
Drufle (GM)	We're gonna have us a mini-session.
Gruu	The frog looks up at it's new trainer.
Will	"So...uh...what's your name?"
Moppy	oh yay
Drufle (GM)	Consisting entirely of Will's fight with the Tormalia Gym!
Gruu	"...croooak"
Moppy	this is fine
Zoop	"..."
Drufle (GM)	Were you expecting something else, Jack?
Jack	no
Zoop	Zoop breathes in, and lets out a loud burp.
Jack	I am sincerely stating that this is fine
Will	"...Gruu it is, then."
Drufle (GM)	Good!
Gruu	"Gruuu!"
Jack	sometimes I decline to exude sarcasm from every pore
Drufle (GM)	Will, do you feel prepared to take on a gym? :P
Will	o-oh sure okay
Drufle (GM)	We can take on a little encounter to get you one more Pokemon, if you'd like. Two on two or three on three?
Jack	did hora do that roggenrola all on his own
Drufle (GM)	He did, yes. As far as I'm aware.
Jack	pretty durn goood
Will	I dunno if I need one, unless its something I actually want
Drufle (GM)	Hm. Well I don't know if there are a lot of your types in the urban biome. Normal types, of course.
Will	thats what i was thinking
Drufle (GM)	Wanna roll for some normal action?
Will	i guess so what do i roll
Drufle (GM)	Roll 1d6.
Will	rolling 1d6( 4 ) = 4 how's that
Drufle (GM)	Interesting, very interesting. I'm gonna get the sprite for that one. Give me a little time.
Will	did you see my sprite mopp its a little shaky lookin i think but i got hte pose down
Jack	yes I did gru is cute
Gruu	Gruuuuu
Drufle (GM)	As the two of you make your way to the Tormalia Gym, you make a quick cut through an alley.
Will	"This seems like a good idea."
Drufle (GM)	Suddenly, you hear a buzzing of sorts.
Will	"Eh, do you hear something?" "Woah! What is that thing?"
Drufle (GM)	A Porygon materializes out of thin air! It zips back and forth, idly spinning its head. It halts when it sees the two of you! FIGHT
Zoop	"Hmph!" Zoop gets ready for battles.
Drufle (GM)	And guess what!
Will	"W-wait, Zoop, let's give Gruu a chance!"
Drufle (GM)	It only has 4 speed!
Zoop	"Upa." Zoop gracefully bows out.
Jack	"What's with alll these pokemon appearing randomy?!"
Zoop	So graceful.
Will	I'm sending out Gruu.
Drufle (GM)	Excellent!
Jack	I'm sitting here and being backup
Will	"Go, Gruu" Will tosses the pokéball.
Drufle (GM)	Gruu still outspeeds the poor thing, so you go first!
Will	"(Oh I've always wanted to yell that.)"
Jack	porygon was so not designed for trozei
Gruu	"Gruu!"
Drufle (GM)	Not really, no. Although these are the Shuffle pics.
Jack	same design
Drufle (GM)	I think they're largely identical to Trozei.
Jack	jjust updated for the new game
Will	"Hmm, let's see. Use that Karate Chop, Gruu!" rolling 3d6kh2+6 ( 3 + 2 + 5 )+6 = 14
Jack	BWAP
Drufle (GM)	Hits! And that does, uh.
Will	so that's 3 damage
Jack	everything
Will	Gruu is High Atk
Drufle (GM)	4, isn't it?
Will	4?
Drufle (GM)	Fighting is good against normal, right?
Will	yeah
Drufle (GM)	Super effective gives +1 damage!
Will	i thought it was just advantage
Drufle (GM)	It's advantage for 4x 2x gives you just the +1 damage. So says the rulebooks.
Will	i just rolled advantage though
Drufle (GM)	That's because its STAB!
Will	ill learn to follow this sooner or later really
Drufle (GM)	STAB gives advantage, and so does a 4x weakness.
Will	do those stack, out of interest
Drufle (GM)	No.
Jack	shame
Drufle (GM)	We determined a long time ago that advantages don't stack. Which is really unfortunate.
Jack	engrave it upon a stone tablet
Will	"Wow, that had to hurt."
Drufle (GM)	The book is kind of vague about it, but we figured it's probably not a good idea to have people roll 5 dice and use the highest two. Yes, the Porygon is seriously injured!
Will	"Brace yourself, Gruu, it's attacking!"
Drufle (GM)	Not quite out, but he looks in really rough shape.
Will	(probably)
Jack	"smash it to bytes, Gruu!"
Zoop	"Pa!"
Drufle (GM)	Porygon goes for a headbutt! rolling 3d6k2+4 ( 1 + 3 + 5 )+4 = 12 Whelp.
Gruu	14 to beat
Drufle (GM)	Porygon, dizzy from that Karate chop, misses entirely!
Gruu	u out son
Jack	misses and merges with the floor
Drufle (GM)	Gruu, take a swing!
Will	"Looks like its almost out...use a Double Slap, Gruu." rolling 2d6+6 ( 5 + 5 )+6 = 16 rolling 2d6+6 ( 3 + 6 )+6 = 15
Drufle (GM)	Wow. Poor Porygon. He goes out from the first strike!
Gruu	Gruu swings her arms wildly.
Jack	"whohey, lookout there"
Zoop	"U-upa-a....."
Drufle (GM)	It clonks to the ground, dazed.
Zoop	Zoop is simply amazed.
Gruu	flex
Drufle (GM)	I don't suppose you have anything better than a Pokeball?
Will	"This pokémon looks pretty rare..."
Jack	now you ask us
Will	I'll just throw it
Drufle (GM)	Well I didn't know what Porygon's BST was!
Will	Is it high
Drufle (GM)	I think I'll give you a circumstance bonus of +10. Yeah, it's actually impossible with a Poke Ball. 40.
Will	is that impossible my apt is 5
Drufle (GM)	With a +25? Yes.
Will	oh right 2d6
Drufle (GM)	Even on a perfect roll, your highest would be 37. I'll give you the +10 though, that should make it easier.
Will	WIll takes the chance right away. rolling 2d6+35 ( 3 + 3 )+35 = 41
Drufle (GM)	Excellent!
Jack	:O
Drufle (GM)	You caught Porygon!
Jack	"excellent catch, Will!"
Will	"So." "Um. What was that thing." Will picks up the ball.
Jack	"That was a Porygon! It's the first artificial pokemon!" "...that isn't like, prehistoric or whatever."
Drufle (GM)	Congratulations!
Will	"Oh, right...weren't they selling these in magazines years ago...?" "I think I saw this really old ad once." "Mail order."
Jack	"yeah, the got kinda obsoleted by the newer version" s "but it can be upgraded from base."
Will	"Weird..."
Drufle (GM)	So, the duo continues through the alleyway. With one more friend in tow! Soon, they approach the gym that Will and Romain had visited earlier.
Will	Did I get exp for that btw
Drufle (GM)	Uhhhhhh I'll give you 1. That wasn't a particularly hard battle. Also, I think you're already quite a ways ahead of the others. Right, I'm ready.
Will	Now lets see what attacks it knows...
Drufle (GM)	You two find the door to the gym open, and the man inside grins at the sight of you.
Will	Fury Attack, Helping Hand I think that's actually it
Drufle (GM)	Wow, really? Gotta get you some boons, boy.
Will	I can have Roar if its Sp.Def
James Guy	"Ah, it's the young man again. Good to see you!"
Will	But I'm not sure...
James Guy	"The gym leader is finally back! They're inside right now, actually."
Will	"Oh, good." James Guy waves the two of you inside.
Will	(shouldn't golurk be here too, in character) (or is it actually just us)
Drufle (GM)	Well, technically yes. Romain is always a sneaky bugger, though.
Will	"This place looks like a stadium.."
Drufle (GM)	Knowing him, he is with you. Just hiding a bit.
Will	"Any idea what type this place is?"
James Guy	"Yes indeed, it's Normal!"
Will	"I mean, sometimes it's really obvious, like the gym will be the inside of a jungle or something."
Jack	"Not much you can do like that, with Normal"
James Guy	"Oh no, Tormalia's gym leader is very much a simple person." "There they are now, actually!"
Jack	brb can
Drufle (GM)	An old lady, dressed in a simple pink outfit, is sitting on a bench on the other side of the arena.
Will	"O-oh! Um, hello, mam."
Marion	"Oh my, trainers already?"
Zoop	"Upaa!!" Zoop jumps around.
Marion	"To be honest, I wasn't expecting challengers for a few more weeks..."
Will	"U-um. Yes. That's okay, right...?"
Marion	"You must be quite enthusiastic!" "I like that about you young ones, still so full of energy."
Will	"Well, some of us definitely are..."
Zoop	jump jump jump
Will	"I'd like to challenge your gym..." Marion smiles softly.
Marion	"Of course dear!" "I'll let you know, however, that I do not intend to go easy on you." "And I expect the same of you, of course!"
Will	"Of course not..." Marion walks slowly to the center of the arena.
Will	"W-where should I..." Marion points across from her.
Marion	"Yes, that should do nicely."
Will	"Yes...good, this is symetrical"
Marion	"Well then, what say we begin this?" Marion tosses out a Pokeball, and it splits open to reveal a Starly!
Will	Breathing in, Will prepares himself with a cool (awkward) stance. "Right." "Go, Bic!" (thats porygon)
Marion	"Oh my, a Porygon?" "What a fascinating creature!
Will	"I just caught it, but I think it's got potential..."
Drufle (GM)	Now, I believe I outspeed you on this one. My main Pokemon has 6 speed!
Will	Speed is five
Drufle (GM)	Fantastic.
Will	also i picked Sp. Def for bic
Marion	"Starly, use a Peck attack!"
Bic	beep.
Marion	rolling 3d6k2+6( 5 + 5 + 4 )+6 = 16
Drufle (GM)	Oof.
Bic	thats a hit beep.
Drufle (GM)	And unfortunately, I think that takes out Bic!
Bic	really?
Drufle (GM)	Starly has ATK focus! This first Peck does 3 damage!
Bic	dang. shutting down.
Jack	oh nooo
Will	"Yikes..."
Marion	"Oh my, are you sure you're ready for this?"
Will	"I'm just getting started." Marion smiles and nods.
Will	"Zoop, you've got this, right?"
Zoop	"Upa!!"
Marion	"Ah, lovely, a Wooper!"
Will	Let's see...
Drufle (GM)	Remember to use your Underdog powers if you need them!
Marion	"Now, Starly, try a Gust!"
Will	"Zoop, use Water Gun!"
Drufle (GM)	Do I go before you? I still outspeed you, if I'm correct.
Will	I would assume so.
Drufle (GM)	rolling 3d6k2+4( 3 + 2 + 2 )+4 = 9
Will	Yes
Drufle (GM)	Nuts. The whip of wind putters out before it hits Zoop!
Will	rolling 3d6k2+5( 3 + 5 + 5 )+5 = 15
Drufle (GM)	Oh my. That's 2 damage, yes?
Will	Yep
Drufle (GM)	Starly is hit hard, trying to stay in the air.
Will	"It's not down yet..."
Marion	"Steady, Starly. Try another gust!"
Will	"Finish it off, Zoop, once more!" (water gun)
Jack	"You can do it, Will!"
Marion	rolling 3d6k2+4( 1 + 2 + 6 )+4 = 12 Marion frowns slightly.
Will	rolling 3d6k2+5( 6 + 4 + 6 )+5 = 17
Drufle (GM)	oh The blast of water hits Starly square in the face, and he goes down!
Will	so how does this part work
Marion	"Oh my, what a formidable little Wooper!"
Will	can i switch or
Drufle (GM)	Yep!
Will	hmm
Drufle (GM)	I won't tell you what I'm switching in, though.
Will	Lemme think
Drufle (GM)	Just tell me if you're switching or not, when you're ready.
Jack	can he use potions
Drufle (GM)	Yep! He shouldn't need to, of course. Wooper hasn't been hit yet!
Jack	oh ok
Will	"Great work, Zoop, take a breather. Go, Gruu!"
Marion	"Ah, a fighting type! If only I had saved Starly for that one..." "Aipom, help me out!" Marion sends out a fluffy little purple monkey, bouncing on its tail.
Will	"Aww."
Zoop	"Upa." Zoop ain't impressed.
Marion	"Aipom, Swift!"
Will	"Now, Rock Smash!"
Marion	rolling 3d6k2+7( 6 + 2 + 4 )+7 = 17
Will	rolling 3d6k2+6( 3 + 6 + 2 )+6 = 15
Drufle (GM)	Gruu takes one damage!
Will	That's a hit on me
Drufle (GM)	And Aipom... faints!
Will	Is Swift just one?
Drufle (GM)	Apparently!
Will	oh it's easier to land
Drufle (GM)	Swift does -1 damage, but has +3 to hit. Doesn't matter much, because Aipom is out! The little monkey collapses from Gruu's strike!
Will	Note that my atk bonus is used up now not that i needed it
Marion	"Oh... I have most seriously underestimated you!"
Will	zoops is still active, though, right?
Drufle (GM)	He's only used Water Gun, right?
Will	"We...we got this." that's right
Drufle (GM)	Then yep! He still has his ATK bonus. Marion fidgets with a small brooch with a multicolored gem.
Marion	"I think I'll have to call out my greatest weapon!"
Will	"Uhm..are you going to..." Marion tosses out a Pokeball, and out pops a gnarly tan rat!
Gruu	Gruu eyes the strange gem. croak?
Marion	"Raticate, I think it's best to end this quickly." Marion holds out a small sphere, colored tan and orange.
Will	"It's alright, Gruu, we can handle this!"
Marion	"Mega Evolve!"
Will	"Um."
Zoop	"u-upa??"
Jack	"whhaAAAAAA" "a-a-mumuh-muh-MEGA STONE!?"
Drufle (GM)	Raticate glows in a blinding light, and when you look again he is a crimson red, with elongated fangs, sharp whiskers, and a mane of flame!
Will	"...Woah..."
Jack	we need to get on with these pogs
Drufle (GM)	I keep telling people that!
Jack	or, golurk does only he knows
Drufle (GM)	:P
Will	"Gruu! We can still do this!"
Drufle (GM)	I made up my own design.
Gruu	"flex"
Marion	"Now Mega Raticate, let's make this quick. " "Use Double-edge!"
Will	"Now! Use Karate Chop!"
Marion	rolling 3d6k2+6( 4 + 4 + 4 )+6 = 14 rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 5 + 5 + 3 )+6 = 16
Drufle (GM)	Whoops. Ignore that second roll.
Gruu	both hit??
Jack	one massive hit I think
Drufle (GM)	Alright, Reckless on high. rolling 1d6 ( 6 ) = 6 That does 4 damage! And Raticate takes no recoil!
Zoop	"U-upa!!"
Jack	WHAT
Zoop	Zoop jumps in immediately, shielding Gruu.
Drufle (GM)	The PPP version of Reckless gives you a 50% chance of taking no recoil damage, instead of upping power.
Jack	EXPLAIN that's BULLSHIT
Drufle (GM)	I can change it to +1 damage, if you'd like.
Jack	no no I am merely surprised
Drufle (GM)	It's hard to tell the tone of that BULLSHIT. Although personally, I kind of agree.
Jack	outrage, but I don't care enough to ask for changes
Drufle (GM)	But it's a Mega Evolution! They're kinda made to be ridiculous.
Will	"Zoop, do the chop, just like I showed you!" Jack bites his handkerchief in anger
Marion	"Mega Raticate, how about we finish this little one quickly! Use Slash!" rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 6 + 3 + 5 )+6 = 17
Will	yeowch
Drufle (GM)	2 damage to Zoop!
Will	rolling 2d6+6( 5 + 3 )+6 = 14
Drufle (GM)	That hits! Barely!
Will	So that's super effective, right.
Drufle (GM)	And that does 4 damage, yes?
Will	Would seem so. "Perfect!"
Drufle (GM)	Mega Raticate is Normal/Fire. In case I hadn't made it clear.
Jack	"soak it with a hosepipe, Will!"
Drufle (GM)	Mega Raticate takes the tail chop to the chest, and stumbles backward, almost collapsing. Marion grimaces.
Marion	"This simply will not do."
Will	"Now, blast it with water!"
Jack	"there's potions if you need them!"
Marion	"Mega Raticate, another Take Down, please."
Zoop	Zoop inflates his cheeks.
Drufle (GM)	rolling 3d6k2+4( 1 + 1 + 5 )+4 = 10 ...
Zoop	He also dodges.
Drufle (GM)	That was supposed to be +6, but it misses anyway. Roll to hit, Water Gun!
Zoop	rolling 3d6k2+5( 3 + 6 + 3 )+5 = 14
Drufle (GM)	3 damage to Mega Raticate! The blazing rodent is struck in the head by the gushing water, and teeters a bit before collapsing!
Will	"Yes!!"
Marion	"Oh my..."
Zoop	Zoop breathes a sigh of relief. Jack jups for joy
Marion	"I must admit, I did not believe you would win!"
Jack	joops
Marion	"I am very impressed, young man!"
Gruu	Gruu, still lying on the floor, raises her fist. "croooooak"
Will	"M-me too, actually.."
Zoop	"Upa!! Upaaa." Jump jump jump
Marion	"Here, you have earned this, truly."
Will	"A badge..." Marion walks over to Will, and holds out a small circular badge, covered in 18 differently colored dots.
Will	"Th-thank you."
Marion	"This is the Diverse Badge, to represent the power of variety that Normal types exemplify." "Unfortunately I have nothing else for you at the time, as the League has not sent out the other rewards yet..."
Will	she can mail it right. yeah just mail it
Marion	"I'll just send it in the mail when it arrives."
Will	"Your pokémon were really strong...I've never seen a Raticate do that."
Jack	please write down your social security details here
Marion	"You had told James that you were with Professor Hawthorne, yes?" "I'll send it to his labranch, then."
Will	"Oh, yes, I guess so." "Thanks." Marion smiles at the Raticate, now less firey on the ground.
Jack	"where in the world did you find that stone?! I had no idea Raticate could even do that!!"
Marion	"Oh yes, Mega Evolution is an incredibly powerful tool!" Jack is overexcited
Marion	"Galens apparently has a large variety of Mega Stones, lying around the continent!"
Will	"Just lying around...?"
Marion	"My dear Raticate led me to this stone a month ago, sitting in a hole in the ground!"
Will	"Imagine that, Zoop, Mega Zoop!"
Zoop	"Upa..."
Marion	"Oh I'm afraid not, I believe that only fully evolved Pokemon are capable of Mega Evolution."
Will	"Hmm..."
Marion	"But I'm just an old woman, what do I know of Pokemon science?" Marion chuckles to herself.
Jack	"Mega Avalugg..." Jack dreams
Will	"Probably more than me."
Marion	"You should ask your Professor! I hear he's doing quite the work on the strange things happening around Galens."
Will	"I'm still not entirely sure what Bic even is."
Bic	"Beep."
Marion	"A Porygon? He has quite a ways to go, trust me."
Will	"N-no offense, Bic."
Bic	"Brooeep."
Marion	"Oh! Actually, I may indeed have something for you!" Marion wanders into an adjoining room, and a few minutes later returns with a slip of paper.
Jack	"Yeah about that... the professor seems to have gone missing." "he was supposed to be heading to" INSERT TOWN HERE
Bic	Bic is floating and spinning it's legs, side to side.
Jack	"and never made it."
Marion	"I was given this by one of the scientists nearby, he told me to contact him about evolution items!"
Will	did you say all that while she was in the other room awkward
Marion	"You should go ask him about your Porygon, he might have something to help you!" Marion turns to Jack.
Marion	"Now what's this about old Hawthorne disappearing?"
Will	"Evolution items...that's right, some pokémon use special stones to evolve."
Bic	"Beeep?"
Jack	"He went into the mountains to look into the weird legendary pokemon sightings that happened recently" "and no-one down here has heard from him"
Will	"Maybe you'll grow like, laser guns, or something."
Gruu	"Beep..."
Will	"Um. Gruu?"
Marion	"Is that so? Well, you should go find him! I'm sure he'd love to hear about the progress you've made!"
Bic	"Beep."
Jack	"we're gonna do just that, Miss!"
Will	i jsut realised i have to draw a porygon now
Drufle (GM)	pfff
Will	do you have any idea
Drufle (GM)	But they're the easiest! All lines and angles!
Will	ill just draw a really close shot of his left leg
Jack	yes but its getting them in the right places that's the bugger
Will	"Aren't you worried about him?"
Jack	I had a hell of a time doing the images on the 3dpe fron tpage
Will	"Then again, I bet he has all kinds of powerful pokémon."
Marion	"About Hawthorne? No, I'm certain he can take care of himself."
Will	"Do you know him well?" man this band will just not stop
Marion	"Oh yes, I used to be his assistant!" "Long ago, that was..."
Drufle (GM)	Should I switch back to another track? I probably should.
Will	"Ah, cool, that sounds like an exciting job..." "I know all the people I've been travelling with are good at getting into trouble..." Marion laughs.
Marion	"Hoo hoo, I can imagine!" "Such trouble you young ones can get into!"
Will	Will returns Gruu and Bic to their pokéballs. i guess they're probably tired
Marion	"Now, is your friend going to finally introduce himself?"
Will	did i even introduce myself
Jack	"oh I'm sorry! I'm Jack"
Will	we'll pretend i did
Marion	"Oh I know who you are, son."
Jack	"I'm on an internship with Hawthorne's lab" oh right sorry
Marion	"I meant your friend hiding by the door!"
Will	"?"
Drufle (GM)	And we'll stop there! Next time, Romain challenges the gym?????
Zoop	Upa.
Jack	JIKAI
Zoop	BUUURP.
Jack	TSUZU-KU
Drufle (GM)	:P So, that could have gone worse.
Will	that'll do...
Jack	it could indeed
Drufle (GM)	I was seriously considering using Giga Impact.
Jack	you monster
Will	like it would have stopped me
Drufle (GM)	But I think that probably would have one shot Zoop!
Jack	also how do I get boons
Will	impossible
Drufle (GM)	rolling 3d6k2+6( 1 + 2 + 2 )+6 = 10 rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 1 + 6 + 3 )+6 = 15
Jack	because my rockmons know struggle that's it
Drufle (GM)	You level up!
Jack	right
Drufle (GM)	How close are you to levelling? You should be quite close.
Jack	one more, if we're just going to 10
Drufle (GM)	Nice! Well next time, you'll most certainly level. And take Mountain Training, I imagine.
Jack	absolutely
Drufle (GM)	Oh Streak, take 2 exp for that battle. We're gonna need to find some ways of making sure exp gets spread evenly, I think.
Will	what was the badge called again
Drufle (GM)	Or, giving everyone more opportunities.
Jack	send me to the natural histroy museum
Drufle (GM)	The Diverse Badge!
Will	righto, all updated
Drufle (GM)	It's a white circle, with 18 dots of various colors in a circle. Each dot corresponding to a type. Alright, I think that about does it!
Jack	thanku
Drufle (GM)	That was only like an hour, not bad at all.
Will	whee